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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "money orders " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
  • "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • toysjones1983@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "toysjones1983" <toysjones1983@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 22:27:29 -0600
Subject: JOB OFFER.........


Dear Sir/Madam,
H & S International Limited is a Latvian textile company.
We produce and distribute clothing materials such as batiks,assorted
fabrics and traditional costume worldwide.We have reached big sales
volume of textile materials in the Europe and now are trying to
penetrate the US market.Quite soon,we will open representative offices
or authorized sales centers in the US and therefore we are currently
looking for people who will assist us in establishing a new
distribution
network over there.The fact is that despite the US market is new for us
we
already have regular clients also speaks for itself.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US.
But we have a problem thats setting us back.We have some problem
collecting our payments from our US clients.The international money
transfer tax for legal entities(companies) in Latvia is 25%,whereas for
the individual,it is only 7%.There is no sense for us to work this way,
while tax for international money transfer made by a private individual
is
7%.That's why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our
textiles( in money orders,cheque or bank wire transfers) from our
clients in the US and to resend the money to us via Money Gram or
Western Union
Money Transfer.This way we will save money because of tax decreasing.
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Recieve payment from Clients.
2. Cash Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance afer deduction of percentage/pay to any of the
offices you will be contacted to send payment to(Payment is to be
forwarded either by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer).
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 7000 USD via cheques
or money orders on our behalf.You will cash the money and keep $700(10%
of $7000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal
10%,though later it will increase up to 12%!
ADVANTAGES.
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor
right from your home or office.Your job is absolutely legal.You can
earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this
job.You do not need any capital to start.You can do the Work easily
without leaving or affecting your present Job.
The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong
possibility to become managers.Anyway our employees never leave us.
MAIN REQUIREMENTS.
(1).18 years or older legally capable,responsible and ready to work 3-4
hours per week.
(2).You must have PC knowledge,e-mail and internet experience(minimal).
And please know that Everything is absolutely legal, that's why you
have to fill a contract!
If you are interested in our offer,please respond with the following
details in order for us to reach you
NAME:.................................
CONTACT ADDRESS:......................
CITY..................................
STATE.................................
ZIPCODE...............................
COUNTRY...............................
PHONE NUMBERS.........................
AGE:..................................
SEX:..................................
MARRITAL STATUS:......................
Thanks for your anticipated action.And we hope to hear
from you soon.
NOTE:
ALL REPLIES MUST ONLY BE MADE TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS:
toysjones1983@hotmail.com
Yours faithfully,
Glen Lewis
for h&s international.

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